estivate

es·ti·vate

also aes·ti·vate (ĕs′tə-vāt′)intr.v. es·ti·vat·ed, es·ti·vat·ing, es·ti·vates also aes·ti·vat·ed or aes·ti·vat·ing or aes·ti·vates 1. Zoology To be in a dormant or torpid state during a hot dry period, such as the summer months.2. To spend the summer, especially at a different place from one's usual residence.

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[Latin aestīvāre, aestīvāt-, from aestīvus, estival; see estival.]

estivate

(ˈiːstɪˌveɪt; ˈɛs-) vb (intr) the usual US spelling of aestivate ˈestiˌvator n

es•ti•vate

(ˈɛs təˌveɪt)

v.i. -vat•ed, -vat•ing. 1. to spend the summer, as at a specific place or in a certain activity. 2. to spend a hot, dry season in an inactive, dormant state, as certain reptiles, snails, insects, and small mammals. Compare hibernate. [1620–30; < Latin aestīvātus, past participle of aestīvāre to reside during the summer] es′ti•va`tor, n.

estivate

Past participle: estivated
Gerund: estivating

Imperative
estivate
estivate

Present
I estivate
you estivate
he/she/it estivates
we estivate
you estivate
they estivate

Preterite
I estivated
you estivated
he/she/it estivated
we estivated
you estivated
they estivated

Present Continuous
I am estivating
you are estivating
he/she/it is estivating
we are estivating
you are estivating
they are estivating

Present Perfect
I have estivated
you have estivated
he/she/it has estivated
we have estivated
you have estivated
they have estivated

Past Continuous
I was estivating
you were estivating
he/she/it was estivating
we were estivating
you were estivating
they were estivating

Past Perfect
I had estivated
you had estivated
he/she/it had estivated
we had estivated
you had estivated
they had estivated

Future
I will estivate
you will estivate
he/she/it will estivate
we will estivate
you will estivate
they will estivate

Future Perfect
I will have estivated
you will have estivated
he/she/it will have estivated
we will have estivated
you will have estivated
they will have estivated

Future Continuous
I will be estivating
you will be estivating
he/she/it will be estivating
we will be estivating
you will be estivating
they will be estivating

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been estivating
you have been estivating
he/she/it has been estivating
we have been estivating
you have been estivating
they have been estivating

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been estivating
you will have been estivating
he/she/it will have been estivating
we will have been estivating
you will have been estivating
they will have been estivating

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been estivating
you had been estivating
he/she/it had been estivating
we had been estivating
you had been estivating
they had been estivating

Conditional
I would estivate
you would estivate
he/she/it would estivate
we would estivate
you would estivate
they would estivate

Past Conditional
I would have estivated
you would have estivated
he/she/it would have estivated
we would have estivated
you would have estivated
they would have estivated

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

estivate - sleep during summer; "certain animals estivate"aestivatecatch some Z's, kip, log Z's, sleep, slumber - be asleephibernate, hole up - sleep during winter; "Bears must eat a lot of food before they hibernate in their caves"